Happening Now

Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor for The Washington Times, the author of “The Devil in DC: Winning Back the Country From the Beast in Washington” and of "Police State USA: How Orwell’s Nightmare is Becoming Our Reality," and a 2008-2009 Robert Novak journalism fellow with The Fund for American Studies. Email her at [email protected].

Articles by Cheryl K. Chumley

Cuban cigars may not yet be legal for domestic sale or import into the United States, but President Obama got a preview of what's likely soon to come when a White House party guest handed him one of the sought-after stogies during this week's Hanukkah celebrations.
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December 19, 2014

Sen. Tom Coburn, who's set to retire his Oklahoma seat, said he was proud of the nation for electing President Obama — that even though he's a political foe, he's still a "neat man" and a nice guy.
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December 19, 2014

Stacey Dash, a black Hollywood actress known for her role in the blockbuster "Clueless" as well as for her conservative political outspokenness, said that some in her family just wanted her to shut up and keep quiet about her principles.
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December 18, 2014

A Republican lawmaker and father of five, Rick Brattin, has raised some fellow Missouri eyebrows with a proposal that would force pregnant women to obtain a signed consent from the fathers of their babies before getting abortions.
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December 18, 2014

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the $346 million cut to his agency means agents won't be able to provide the law enforcement services they normally do — and that means tax cheats will have an easier time getting away with their crimes.
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December 18, 2014

Aging musical legend Madonna irked many in and outside of her fan base by taking to social media to slam the leak of her upcoming album as a "form of terrorism" -- against a backdrop of Taliban terrorist attack that killed more than 100 students in Pakistan.
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December 18, 2014

Former Massachusetts Gov. and presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Sony Pictures' response to the threats over its comedy "The Interview" ought to be more in-your-face and defiant: He advised the company to release the film online for free viewing.
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December 18, 2014

Business guru Donald Trump said he's seriously mulling a run for the White House in 2016, and would likely jump into the mix if the Republican Party doesn't run a candidate who meets his standard.
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December 18, 2014

Russia's state-run media released a dramatic video clip of President Vladimir Putin shown against a backdrop of tanks, flying flags and propaganda-type images as a hard-charging leader who ultimately declares, in a sound bite worthy of Hollywood lore: "The bear never asks permission," CNN reported.
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December 18, 2014

The Cuban community of Little Havana in Miami expressed shock and outrage at President Obama's announcement to open talks with communist-run Cuba, warning the normalization of relations would lead to a path of disaster and destruction for America.
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December 18, 2014

Funnyman Chris Rock said Hollywood is in a state of fear over the Sony hacking scandal that has seen private emails come to public light — that "the whole town is scared" and unsure how to proceed.
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December 18, 2014

President Obama may have issued fewer executive orders than some previous presidents -- but he's definitely found a friend with presidential memoranda, and has used this White House power to push forward far-reaching personal agendas, from amnesty to clamp-downs on oil exploration.
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December 17, 2014

City leaders in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, say too much time has been devoted to addressing negative messages that have been posted on social media sites — so they've voted to ban workers from writing anything bad at all.
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December 17, 2014

An Indiana police officer has irked several in his South Bend community with a T-shirt he's selling that touts a take-off slogan of the "I Can't Breathe" mantra that followed New York suspect Eric Garner's death — "Breathe Easy: Don't Break the Law."
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December 17, 2014

David Axelrod, former adviser to President Obama, took a quick pot shot at Hillary Clinton, saying that when he thinks of the "Ready for Hillary" mantra that's been making waves on the White House fundraising trail, he thinks — ready for what exactly?
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December 17, 2014